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AFRC News

  • Congress passes bill reopening federal government

     President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam which led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government

  • Shutdown endangers reserve component readiness

    Reserve component personnel continue to be affected by the government shutdown, and officials are concerned about readiness.Within DOD, the reserve components are the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Navy Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve.

  • 445 AW C-17 hits new milestone

    The 445th Airlift Wing hit a historical mark Sept. 30 when its C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew more than 5,000 hours in a single year; an accomplishment last met with a different airframe in 2005. The wing hit its last 5,000 hour milestone eight years ago when it was still flying the C-141 Starlifter.

  • McConnell reserve commander throws morning weather viewers for a loop

    When viewers of CBS affiliate, KWCH Channel 12, tuned in for the morning weather report at 8:10 today, they expected to receive the weather report from veteran meteorologist, Mark Larson but the Mark Larson they saw wasn't a meteorologist or a broadcaster.Morning news anchor, Kara Sewell, handed off

  • CFC suspended as shutdown continues

    As a result of the government shutdown, the Department of Defense has indefinitely suspended the Combined Federal Campaign.The campaign was slated to start its official solicitation period Sept. 1 and run through Dec. 15.According to a memorandum released Oct. 9, CFC campaign activities are not

  • Civilian retiree identification card to be replaced

    Retired Air Force civilians who use the Air Force Form 354, Civilian Identification Card, to access Air Force installations have until early 2014 -- when the AF354 will be rescinded -- to get a Department of Defense Civilian Retiree ID Card or other access credentials, Air Force Personnel Center

  • Unemployment benefits may help some furloughed DOD civilians

    On the 10th day of the partial government shutdown, Defense Department civilians excluded by law from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's Oct. 7 recall to work of thousands of fellow employees still await an end to the political standoff that sent them home and stopped their paychecks Oct. 1.Hagel said

  • New threat emitter will cut Louisiana bomb wing fuel costs

    A new threat transmitter going online this month will help the 307th Bomb Wing here save more than $6 million annually in fuel costs. The Joint Threat Emitter installed at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range is a state of the art electronic transmitter that replicates signals emitted by

  • Newer F-16s extend 301st mission to 2030

    Newer F-16s transferred from the Air National Guard will allow the 301st Fighter Wing here to continue their flying mission through 2030.The last of nine low-flying-hour F-16s arrived Oct. 8 from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard to replace eight F-16s the 301st is transferring

  • AF releases government shutdown-related pay and leave impacts

    Air Force officials just released the following furlough-related questions and answers to inform military and civilians about pay impacts as a result of the government shutdown. Late in the recent pay cycle, the Air Force received updated guidance on how to record time and attendance for those